and ordered to teach evolution and refrain from proselytizing. Peloza sued the school district in federal court, as well as several teachers and administrators, including principal Thomas R. Anthony; vice-principal Ross Velderraine, history teachers James Corbett and Paul Pflueger, and science teachers Ray Panici and William Redding. In addition to state tort claims, Peloza alleged that the school district unconstitutionally required him to teach "evolutionism" and that evolutionism is a religious belief system. He also alleged that the defendants attempted by harassment and intimidation to force him to teach evolutionism because of a class-based animus against practicing Christians in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3). Peloza asked for 5 million dollars in damages. Peloza received assistance from the Rutherford Institute and the American Center for Law and Justice. Finding the lawsuit frivolous, a United States district court judge dismissed Peloza's lawsuit on January 16, 1992, awarding attorney's fees to the defendants. Peloza was reassigned to teach physical education instead of science. On October 4, 1994 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of Peloza's lawsuit, but reversed the award of attorney's fees. The Supreme Court of the United States refused to hear Peloza's appeal in 1995. Peloza was relocated to teach physical education in the Capistrano Unified School District at Newhart Middle School. He later retired due to an injury among other reasons. Farnan vs. Capistrano Unified School District In another case that has drawn national media coverage, on December 12, 2007 Chad Farnan, a student, represented by the Advocates for Faith and Freedom, a conservative Christian legal advocacy group, filed suit against 19-year AP European History teacher Dr. James Corbett. The suit alleges that Corbett had violated the First Amendment's Establishment Clause that prohibits government from advancing religion or promoting hostility toward religion. The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages and attorney fees, alleges that Corbett typically spent "a large portion of class time propagating his personal views to a captive audience," including criticism of Christianity and traditional Christian viewpoints on topics such as birth control, teenage sex, homosexuality and erectile dysfunction. In response to the lawsuit, numerous former students of Corbett defended him, holding a protest at the school and forming support groups. In March, U.S. District Court Judge James Selna denied the district's motion to dismiss. Shortly after the suit was filed, the California Teachers Association intervened as defendants under FRCP 24(b). On August 19, 2011,